Hanger.



E. MOORE.

HANGER.

Patented Dec. 31, 1912.

EDWIN Moons, or PmmnELPHI-A, PENNSYLVANIA,-*AssIoNonTo noemt PUSH-PIN lCOMPANY, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A COPQRATION 0F vIPIEITITSYIJ-VANIA.

` HANGER..

specification oftettersratent.. Patented Dec.31,191 2.

Appueaapn mea Maren s, 1909. semi No. 482,067.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN MOORE, a citizen of the United States,residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented I mprovements inHangers, of which the following is a specication.

The object of my invention is to constructa hanger by which-heavyarticles, such as pictures and the like, can be sus. pended from awa.ll;`the hanger being vcarried by a comparatively light nail or brad.This object I attain in the following manner, referenceV being had tothe accompanyA ing` drawing. in which:-

Figure l, is a sectional view of a lath and plastered wall showing myimproved hanger in position; Fig. 2, is a. detached perspective view of`the hanger and the nail from whichv it is suspended; Fig. 3, is a frontview; Figs; 4 and 5, are views of one modiication of the invent-ion; andFig. 6, is a perspective view of another modification.

A is the hanger made, in the present instance, of sheet metal bentintoshape, having a hooked portion a at the lower end from which thepicture or other article is hung. This hook is preferably curved trans`versely, forming a slight stifening rib as at o. The flat body portionof the hanger is twisted at a2 t-o form two parts or sections atrightangles to each other, andthe eX- treme upper-,end a3 of one part isrolled up or turned over to form a channel a4 inclined at an angle ofless than 90 to the general line of the hanger, for the reception of anail B. As a consequence of this construction the nail placed in thischannel may be driven at anV angle of less than 90 degrees with theplane of t-he back face of the hanger. The nail is preferably made ofsteel, having a sharp point b and a head b of any form desired. The nailis comparatively small and is driven into the plaster and, bypreference, a short distance int-o thelath, as illust-rated in Fig. l,as it is essen tial that the point of the nail should be held 'so thatwhen a weight is suspended from the hook of the hanger the hanger willhave a tendency to press rmly against the walland the hold of the pointof the nail will prevent any downward movement. The angle in which thenail is driven is such that there is no tendency of the nail to turn 0nits point and break or tear the plaster, and the fastening will holdunless the weight is suiiicient to carry the entire nailand hangerbodily down with it, tearing the lath aswell as theplaster or otherintervening material. The inclined' channel 'a4 also acts as a guide indriving the nail, as the nail must be driven at the proper angle` and.this can be done bv a person whether experienced or not in drivingnails.

The hanger can be made of very light material, as the part whichreceives the greatest strain is directly under the channel a4, but atthis point themetal is set on edge and bent at the point a2 toform thehook; the hook being strengthened by shaping it as above set forth.

In some instances the upper end which is bent to form the channel a*'may be secured to the body of the hook by soldering, or a tongue c maybe formed-*on the end lof the' body a', as illustrated in Fig. 4, andpassed through an opening c and riveted thereto, as shown in Fig. 5.,and in some instances a sharp projection Z may be formed at the back ofthe hooked ort-ion by punching out the metal and ben ing it aslillustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, to prevent the hook swinging when once inplace.

Where a very heavy article` is to be suspended the hanger may be made asshown in Fig. 6, the hanger A2 in this instance having two arms e, e,each of which terminates in a channeled head c arranged at an anglesimilar to' that in Fig. l, andthe hooked portion of the hanger may bemade in the same manner as the hook a in Fig. l.

It will be understood that the nail'is preferably made of steel and verysharp, consequent-ly it can be readily driven into the plaster, wood oreven into brick for a given distance sufficient to allow the point toembed itself to resist any downward pull due to the weight of the objectbeing hung on the hanger` and a. nail of this kind makes a comparativelysmall hole and consequently the plaster or paper is not disiigured, andwhen the nail is drawn the hole is so small as not to be perceptible tothe casual observer. l

I claim:-

1. A hanger formed of a strip of substantially at material having a hookat one end and bent to form a nail-receiving channel at the other end,said strip being given a quarter-twist to cause that portion of thestrip which includes and is adjacent the nail-re- Vtionjat right anglesthereto bein same plane to lie parallel with an against' oeivingportion, to stand at right angles to l jthe hook-containing portion andedgewise f to the wall or supporting' surface, the back of the hook andtheback edgeof the porin the the Wall or supporting surface.

2. A hanger having a fiat body portion twisted to form two parts atrightangles to each other and bent at its lowei'tportion to form a hook,the upper end /of the body having an opening and being shaped to form aninclined nail channel; said end having a tongue fitting said opening.

^ `3. A hanger having three arms; the lower arm being in the form of ahook; the two side arms being each twisted to form two parts at rightangles to the plane of the lowery arm and the upper end of each side armhaving a-n inclined passageway for the reception of a nail. A

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification', inthe presence'of two subscribing witnesses.

' EDWIN MOORE. Witnesses WM. E; SHUPE, l WM. A. BARR.

